The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-24
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.

The Closing Exercises at DcPauw-List of
Graduates-The End of Prosperous Year.
EDeciaI to the lndianspoIis Journal
GREENcAsTLE. June 23-The graduating ex-
ercises OF the class of 'S7 took place in Meharry
Hall at o'clock this morning. Many friends
and relatives of the graduates we're in attend
ance from abroad. The programme was as
follows:
"The Irish Problem Arthur Cunningham.
Richmond; Tho Worship of Mammon." Schuy-
Ter A. Haas, Wabash; Dominion of Man Over
Nature" Aleie p. Gulick, Rantoul, Ill; "Our
Nations Hope" Clarence % Hart. Mooresfeld;
"Victor Hugo and France William l.. Lauf-
man, Greensboro; The Press-Oppression's
Foe," John f. Meredith, Sardinia '"The Devel-
opment of Christianity" Howard M. Gordon,
Metamora: Wesley Paine" Joseph A. r.
Gahriug, York, Pa; "The New Hero" Mary
l.. Ridpath, Greencastle; Interstate commerce
Beecher," Oliver H. Carson. Southport; 'John
A. Logan Frank Z. Anderson. Zonsville;
Science and Religion" Thomas w. Raymond.
Shelbyvlle; Immortality" May l.. Harris,
Greencastle; "Amone the Mountains" Thomas
c. Hopkins, West Decatur, Pa
The speeches. without exception, were of an
unusually high order. The Martin Grafton was
delivered by Rev. Will f.. Switzer, of Covington,
Ind, of the class OF "a.
The graduating class numbers forty seven,
and, following the oration the following degrees
were conferred upon them by President Alexan-
der Martin, d. D.:
A. B.-Anderson Frank Edgar; Brown, War
zen; Carson, Oliver Howard: Cunnin CHAM,
Arthur; Dunbar, Walter; Farr, Charles Walker;
Gahring, Joseph Alexander Ross; Gulick, Algie
Perry; Harris, May Louise; Hart, Clarance
Elmer; jackson, Thomas; KEEPER, George Fred
erick Lane, William Joseph; Lammers Frank
Henry; Laufman. William Lauburnie; Miller,
Freeman Edward; Mills. Frank Edward; Moore,
Miles Fletcher; Nelson, WILDER Mathews; Rid
path. Mary Love; Smiley Thomas Ewing;
Snyder, William John; Walter, Thomas Peter;
Wheeler. Walton Mark; Whitted. Elmer Els
worth; Worrall, James Henry; Vaught, Oscar;
Zeller, Clement Milton.
Phi B.-Benedct John Lee; Meredith, Elmer
Ellsworth; Cassell, John Marshall: Meredith.
Parker: Gordon, Howard Milton; Neff, Charles
Haven; Haas, Schuyler Adam; Reavill, David
Allen; Raymond, Thomas Wright; Earring.
Charles Wesley; Larsh, Arthur Everett.
Sc B.-Baker, George Bramwell; Hopkins,
Thomas Cramer Cunningham. Helen Frances;
Pulse, Maggie; Gllespy, Joseph Franklin.
Lit ct Art B.--Vickery. Ella.
The departmental honors in philosophy
sonferred upon William l.. Laufman; in mathe-
matcs upon Thomas G. Hopkins. The class of
81 in point OF numbers, scholarship and orator
ical powers, ranks among the first the univers-
ity has turned out The past year has been
the most prosperous year the university has
ever enjoyed The new departments of music,
theology and law, as we'll as the normal school,
are making better progress than the most san
guine supporters of the institution had dared
hope. Being fully equipped with all needed ap-
pliances and references, aud being presided over
by most able corps OF instructors. the success of
OF each of the new branches Of the university is
assured.
The board OF trustees Of the university held
Its final session this morning After comforting
the degree of A NJ, lin course" upon many of
The alumni the following honorary degrees were
conferred:
LIZ D., in REORGANIZATION. j. A. s. Mitch
bll. Supreme Court of Indiana
ID. D., in Honorarium-L. g. Atkinson,
Moores Hill. Ind; DIR. f. Barnes, Michigan City,
Ind; NJ. Mex. Bovard Los Angeles. Cal; Robt
N. McKaie. York. Neb; It. c. Ilif. Salt Lake
C:ty; Samuel Beck. South Bend. Ind. w. H.
GRIMM, Vinceunes, Ind; W. s. Birch. Rich
mond, Ind; John Kiger, Indiana Conference;
George Nj. Boyd, North west Indiana Conferences
J. G. Chafee, Southeast Indiana Conference; c.
w. Buoy, Philadelphia. Pa; Il. A. Goodwin, In
dianapols, Ind; j. b. Young, Harrisburg, Pa;
George w. Banum. pastor Presbyterian Church,
Greencastle, Ind; Thomas Stabler, j. II. Ford,
North Indiana Conference.
Ph. ID. pro Merito-John B. Denote, DePauw
University.
A. M. pro Merito-J. N. Beard, president Napa
College, California.